stasis · uprising, dispute

What it means

stasis (στάσις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “uprising, dispute”.

Uprising, rebellion; also a dispute; a standing, a place.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To go on existing, not yet removed.
2. An insurrection against authority.
3. Conflict between groups.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• dissension ×3
• uprising ×3
• has its standing ×1
• rioting ×1
• riots ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Mark×1
• Luke×2
• Acts×5
• Hebrews×1

• Mark 15:7

  And there was the man called Barabbas, bound with the rebels who in the uprising had committed murder.

• Luke 23:19

  (one who had been thrown into prison because of a certain uprising that had happened in the city, and for murder.)

• Luke 23:25

  and he released the one who had been thrown into prison for uprising and murder, whom they were asking for, but Jesus he handed over to their will.

• Acts 15:2

  And when there was no small dissension and debate between Paul and Barnabas and them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others of them to go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.

• Acts 19:40

  For indeed we are in danger of being charged with rioting over today’s events, since there is no cause for it, about which we will not be able to give an account for this commotion.” And having said these things, he dismissed the assembly.

• Acts 23:7

  And when he said this, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.

• Acts 23:10

  And when the dissension became great, the commander, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, ordered the troops to go down, snatch him from their midst, and bring him into the barracks.

• Acts 24:5

  For we have found this man a pest and one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the party of the Nazarenes,

• Hebrews 9:8

  The Holy Spirit is making this clear, that the way into the Holy Place has not yet been revealed while the first tent still has its standing.